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Iot Groups Are Like an Orchestra Tuning ­p: The Music Starts in 2016
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Iot Groups Are Like an Orchestra Tuning ­p: The Music Starts in 2016

Many companies are not waiting for existing organizations to set the standard for the Internet of Things.

Nsa Spy Program Targets Mobile Networks
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Nsa Spy Program Targets Mobile Networks

The U.S. National Security Agency has been intercepting the internal communications of operators and trade groups, and infiltrating mobile networks around the world...

IBM Shares Plans For Supercomputing Future
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IBM Shares Plans For Supercomputing Future

IBM is developing a new supercomputing architecture to boost data processing at the storage, memory, and input/output levels. 

R Programming Language Gains on Traditional Statistics Packages
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R Programming Language Gains on Traditional Statistics Packages

A recent survey gauging the popularity of statistical software programs found the R programming language is rapidly gaining on traditional statistics packages. 

Mitsubishi Develops Predictive Agent to Anticipate Drivers' Needs
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Mitsubishi Develops Predictive Agent to Anticipate Drivers' Needs

Mitsubishi researchers are developing a vehicle assistant system that can anticipate driver needs when controlling car navigation systems and stereos. 

New Fujitsu Labs Tech Can Do Batch Searches of Encrypted Data
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New Fujitsu Labs Tech Can Do Batch Searches of Encrypted Data

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a fast method to perform secret searches of data that is encrypted. 

W3c Launches Web Standards Documentation Site
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W3c Launches Web Standards Documentation Site

The World Wide Web Consortium recently launched Web Platform Docs, a Web site with tutorials and other documentation that provides information on current Web standards...

Researchers Predict Advent of 'resource-as-a-Service' Clouds
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Researchers Predict Advent of 'resource-as-a-Service' Clouds

The cloud model of rented virtualized servers and storage on demand could be sold in a much more efficient and granular manner, with specific resources rented for...

Computer Scientist Predicts Your Next Facebook Friends
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Computer Scientist Predicts Your Next Facebook Friends

Stanford University professor Jure Leskovec is studying the traces human activity leaves on the Internet and how that data can be used to analyze human behavior...

Group Seeks to Open Source Data-Center Design
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Group Seeks to Open Source Data-Center Design

The recently announced Open Source Data Center Initiative is looking to apply open source principles to the design and construction of data centers. 

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Novel Way to Cool Data Centers Passes First Test

A new system that could make the cooling of data centers vastly more efficient has been tested by a team of engineers led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...

Fujitsu Aims For 10-Petaflop Supercomputer
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Fujitsu Aims For 10-Petaflop Supercomputer

Fujitsu is building a 10-petaflop supercomputer based on its upcoming Sparc64 VIIIfx processor. The new processor has eight processor cores, with each running...

World's Most Efficient Supercomputer Gets to Work
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World's Most Efficient Supercomputer Gets to Work

The new Fujitsu FX1 supercomputer in Japan has a peak performance of 110.6 teraflops, making it the most powerful machine in Japan and the most efficient supercomputer...

From ACM CareerNews

Tech Companies Pledge to Deal With Shortage of Women Workers

By 2010, there will be an estimated shortfall of 300,000 qualified engineers working in Europe's IT sector. At the same time, fewer than one in five computer scientists...
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